That last one was a bit heavy … little levity never hurts. Well, maybe a bit but it’s only a … papercut (BWAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA stop me) Back to the 2024 calendar of some interesting (maybe, maybe meh) nonsense … enjoy useless facts for today! 1. The majority of the human brain is fat. (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA explains …
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Fascinating Nonsense
Bought a 2024 TIL calendar and never actually got a chance to enjoy the random WTFs throughout, thought be nice to share. So here: have some useless facts. Very welcome. 1. Corn will always have an even number of rows on each cob. (How can they know all the corn?) 2. The king of hearts …
Brilliant Shrike
Still gnawing away at Mr. Ellison’s anthology, and oh my goodness is he good. “Mefisto in Onyx” is easily one of the best shortish stories methinks meeyes have ever glazed. Truly good. And it’s obvious no wonder why not more popular. Brown eyes outcrafting blue is not a popular trope. Not here. Not ever. Language is …
“Pretty Maggie MoneyEyes” … Hey Harlan!
There is a young woman from South Carolina who blinded herself by wrenching her eyes from her head during a methfit … thought she needed to do that to, dunno, save / somebody / and apparently it took seven other adults to hold her down in the ER. Just say no, indeed. To her credit …
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Deep, Deep Dive; or, Two Moons Underground
Anybody else remember Herve Villachaize as Tattoo? “Da plane, Boss! Da plane!” That was a stupidly fun show. Couldn’t air in this age of outraged wokeness … someone would have gotten pissy that a little person wasn’t cast as Mr. Rourke, kind of like Snow White’s DEI seven dwarves (they didn’t look like that) … …
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In the Paint
Don’t read many of the classics … should, but shoulda/coulda/woulda, didn’t/won’t/can’t … all know that drill. Anyhoo, dunno why but decided to crack open Oscar Wilde’s magnum opus / opus arrogantia and see what there was to see. The homoeroticism is so very slaaaay qeeen, not very subtle was Mr. Wilde. But those who know him …
For Who, How Much & WTF
Interesting perspective … seems that Edelman is of the opinion that there is more than plenty enough money/earnings/income for financial success … the problem is allocation of resources, and priorities. Tax refund? Spent. Salary bump? Spent. The question is not of earning enough money, the problem is spending too much. Hmmm, interesting. Soooo … the …
You … yes YOU … are the Drama
Akin to losing weight, losing debt involves a shift in perspective, a realignment of sorts, a reconciliation of the past failures to the successes of the future, azit t’were. But. The major problem, of course, is the one who must make the changes. We all are our own worst enemy. Edelman posits an interesting question, one …
Journey of A Thousand Steps Begins with Better Shoes
Before reaching a destination, must identify the starting point. On some level methinks has done a bit of this, but not in the correct/most effective way. Edelman’s rule? Four columns, many rows … Creditor name Balance owed Interest rate Minimum payment …
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Be There First
Lightbulb moment: focusing on the denial makes it harder to reach acceptance. Ergo, to wit: dieting. Edelman makes a truly apt analogy with losing weight and losing debt. There’s a reason why “diet” begins with “die.” (heh) When too fat, the focus is on denial … denial of food intake, of snacky treats, of the stuff …